Applied Botany general plant science

the angle between the leaf and stem

lateral buds may remain dormant but they are the source of __________

epidermal cells that elongate into hairs

plant leaves and young stems are protected by this non-cellular coating

the upper leaf surface usually facing the growing stem is positionally _________, while the lower surface is the __________

the edge of the leaf

in typical leaves, most stomata are usually on the __________ surface

leaves ca have three parts. The main foliar area is called the ___________; the stalk, if present, is its _________; and any leafy tissue that grows on or along the stem is the_______

Cells through which sugars are transported must be alive. These ________ cells ("zombie") lack nuclei at maturity, and are managed by adjacent _________ cells

the two principle types of water conducting cells are _________ and __________ the wood of most flowering trees have both kinds but pines and other conifers have only _______

bands of living cells that provide connectivity into he wood of a tree, passing through annual rings are called _________

three slices (sections) that anatomists use to study wood structure are the....

the _______ section allow best study of how rings form also allows you to look down into cells

if you are looking at the full length of water conduction cells and also seeing a side view of rays: __________ section

in this _______ section you see the full length of water conduction cells, but you only see an end view of rays

Many plant parts are strengthened or protected by thickened cells that die when mature and functional (sealing themselves off from by impregnating their thickened cell walls with impervious compounds). These ________ are common in wood and vascular bundles.

Plant growing tips make new stem and leaves, something we call __________ growth.

Wood is the aggregate xylem tissue made through _____________ growth.

The remarkable and crucial cell layer that generates wood is the ________________,

A tree branch grows longer and a tree taller through ___________ growth.

Trees produce leaves through ______________ growth.

A leaf and lateral bud define a zone along the stem called a ______.

The section of stem between points where two sequential leaves are attached is called the _____________.

The character and quality of how a side branch joins to a main stem is called its attachment.   At that juncture, the side branch is noticeably thicker, defining a zone called the _____________. When removing the branch, we are cautioned to leave that thickened zone intact, cutting the branch once it has narrowed.

We understand now that a tree trunk can often wall off damaged and diseased sectors, a process we call ___________________.

The four basic flower parts, from outside to inside, are: (a)________, (b)_________, (c)__________, and (d.)__________.

Trees that are __________ produce separate male and female flowers (or cones) on the same individual plant.

Trees that male flowers (or cones) on one individual and female flowers (or cones) on a separate plant are ______________.

In flowering plants, seed form inside (a)______________. In conifers, seed form in (b)_____________.

When pollen arrives/lands on a stigma, we call that (a)________________. When the sperm nucleus generated by the pollen unites with the egg nucleus, we call that (b)________________.

To a botanist, each part of a flower is equivalent to a _________.